Pazhassi Raja, rules the Kerala box-office. Six weeks after its release (42 days), the film has grossed a whopping Rs 13 crore from the releasing stations. No Malayalam film has done this in the past. In Thiruvananthapuram, the film has almost touched a gross of Rs 1 crore, and a share of approximately Rs 50 lakh, which by any yardstick is fantastic. The film rules and is in the number one position. At number two is the Hollywood film 2012, which statewide has the collections of an M & M (Mammootty and Mohanlal) film. In Ernakulam Shenoys, the net is about Rs 23 lakh in three weeks! In the third place is Lal Jose- MT Vasudevan Nair combo’s Neelathamara with newcomers which has taken a good opening in towns mainly A stations like Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode etc and can be classified as a hit. In the fourth position is Ranjith’s Kerala Café, which is an average grosser and in fifth position is Utharaswayamvaram, which is also very average and gets in to the chart to fill up the numbers. Note : Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film

Pazhassi Raja Cast: Mammootty, Sarathkumar, Kaniha, Padmapriya Director: Hariharan   Story, style, presentation and performances A bit too long at 3 hours plus BO verdict : Blockbuster   Read Review

2012 Cast: John Cusack,Amanda Peet,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Thandie Newton Director: Roland Emmerich   Special Effects Climax, story BO verdict : Fantastic Opening   Read Review

Neelathamara Cast: Archana Kavi, Kailash Director: Lal Jose   MT’s script, music, camera Old fashioned, predictable BO verdict :Hit   Read Review

Kerala Cafe Cast: Mammootty, Dileep, Suresh Gopi, Pritviraj, Jagathy, Salim Kumar Director: 10 directors   Crisp, Innovative, Entertaining A few among the 10 short films stand out BO verdict : Average   Read Review

Utharaswayamvaram Cast: Jayasurya, Roma Director: Ramakanth Sarju   Slapstick comedy Outdated, Melodramatic BO verdict : Flop   Read Review

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